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,,^~;**### ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ###**;~^,,
,^~;**#### ~ ~ ~  ~ Elves Live In The Land ~ ~ ~  ~ ####**;~^,
,,^~;**### ~ ~ ~ ~  Beyond The Great Dam.  ~ ~  ~ ~ ###**;~^,,
,,,^~;**## ~ It Was Built  In The  Late Sixties.  ~ ##**;~^,,,
,,,,^~;**# ~ ~ ~  The Elves Came To Us Then. ~  ~ ~ #**;~^,,,,
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,,,,,,^~;* ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *;~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~; They  Were  Very  Manipulative,  And  We ;~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~;* Came To Trust Them. ~ ~ ~  ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ Us *;~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~;** Kids Would Play  Down At  The Water Even **;~^,,,,,
,,,,^~;**# Though  We Were Not Allowed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #**;~^,,,,
,,,^~;**## ~  ~  Sometimes  The Sluice Would  Close ##**;~^,,,
,,^~;**### Entirely, And  The  River  At  The  Dams ###**;~^,,
,^~;**#### Foot Would  Dry Up,  Revealing The Rocky ####**;~^,
,,^~;**### Water   Garden  That   Had  Been  Hidden ###**;~^,,
,,,^~;**## Beneath, And We Would Go There. ~ ~ ~  ~ ##**;~^,,,
,,,,^~;**# ~ ~ ~ ~  Before  The Dam  Opened  Again, #**;~^,,,,
,,,,,^~;** There Would  Be A Signal, But  The Elves **;~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~;* Would Make Us  Not Hear It, And Suddenly *;~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~; We Would Find  The Water Rising, Already ;~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~;* At Our  Knees. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ *;~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~;** ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ **;~^,,,,,
,,,,^~;**# ~  By Then  The  Elves Would  Be Gone. ~ #**;~^,,,,
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,,^~;**### ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ###**;~^,,
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